University of South Florida research and development spending, FY2024
- Tampa, FL
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of South Florida in FY2024
$521.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #69 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.1%
- Rank change
- up 6
University of South Florida reported $521.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #69 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.1% on FY2023's $461.4 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 52.2% ($272.5 million), followed by institution funds at 33.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $262.8 million or 50.4% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $385.0 million | 48 |
| FY2011 | $395.0 million | 52 |
| FY2012 | $443.2 million | 42 |
| FY2013 | $459.4 million | 42 |
| FY2014 | $488.6 million | 41 |
| FY2015 | $485.4 million | 44 |
| FY2016 | $506.0 million | 45 |
| FY2017 | $557.9 million | 42 |
| FY2018 | $385.7 million | 61 |
| FY2019 | $391.3 million | 66 |
| FY2020 | $333.3 million | 76 |
| FY2021 | $386.0 million | 71 |
| FY2022 | $405.2 million | 75 |
| FY2023 | $461.4 million | 75 |
| FY2024 | $521.9 million | 69 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources University of South Florida reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $272.5 million | 52.2% | +12.5% | 70 |
| Institution funds | $175.9 million | 33.7% | +9.5% | 57 |
| State and local government | $35.0 million | 6.7% | +35.9% | 48 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $21.4 million | 4.1% | +33.5% | 84 |
| Business | $14.4 million | 2.8% | +6.8% | 91 |
| All other sources | $2.7 million | 0.5% | −14.6% | 134 |
| All sources | $521.9 million | 100.0% | +13.1% | 69 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of South Florida reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $262.8 million | 50.4% | +13.2% | 74 |
| Non-S&E | $70.6 million | 13.5% | +4.5% | 22 |
| Engineering | $65.1 million | 12.5% | +5.0% | 80 |
| Social sciences | $37.6 million | 7.2% | +11.1% | 27 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $35.1 million | 6.7% | +43.1% | 37 |
| Computer and information sciences | $25.3 million | 4.9% | +34.5% | 42 |
| Physical sciences | $11.5 million | 2.2% | +10.1% | 130 |
| Psychology | $9.2 million | 1.8% | +21.2% | 60 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.8 million | 0.7% | +32.6% | 66 |
| Other sciences | $720 thousand | 0.1% | −51.7% | 135 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of South Florida
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of South Florida and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Oregon Health and Science University | $545.2M |
| 65 | State University of New York, University at Buffalo | $541.9M |
| 66 | University of Illinois Chicago | $532.2M |
| 67 | University of Kentucky | $527.7M |
| 68 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $524.3M |
| 69 | University of South Florida | $521.9M |
| 70 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $508.6M |
| 71 | Carnegie Mellon University | $505.3M |
| 72 | Scripps Research Institute, The | $501.5M |
| 73 | University of Rochester | $492.4M |
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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